Donkey Test

[KipBond]

Q#10:

This question is obviously meant to contrast w/ Q#9:

Q#9:
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5/10 NL Cash game. 6 handed. Everyone has about $2,000. A passive middle position player raises to $40. Button re-raises to $70. You are in the BB and have: 8s8c. What should you do?

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Q#10:
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5/10 NL Cash game. 9 handed. Everyone has about $1,000. Unknown middle position raises to $40. Tight player on the button re-raises to $140. You are in the BB and have: AsQs. What should you do?

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1) 9-handed, not 6-handed.
-- More players = greater chance you are dominated. Short handed = play more loose.

2) 100BB stacks, not 200BB stacks.
-- Deeper stacks = play more loose (implied odds increase).

3) Unknown MP, not passive MP.
-- Passive player less likely to re-raise.

4) Tight button, not unknown button.
-- Tight player less likely to re-raise without a very strong hand.

5) Button pot-sized raise, not min-raise.
-- Button more likely to have a real hand, not just isolating.

6) Pocket 88, not AQs.
-- Pocket pair has set value even if dominated by a higher pair. AQs is worth very little if dominated.

I said fold. You have a decent chance of being dominated here with opponent likely holding: AK, QQ, KK, AA.

[cheburashka]

I agree with the above, but would add that even in the event that the flop contains two hearts, you would still have to play them out of position. If, say, the flop were Ac, Xh, Xh, then you would either have to check, giving the button a chance to attack, or you would have to bet, which could very well be throwing money down a rat-hole.

[roga]

Fold it. AQ (even suited) plays bad OOP. It plays even worse vs. multiple players.

[smbruin22]

it's funny. my answers seem to dovetail with all the popular responses to the poll questions. definitely some ties though. and my score was 103, basically mediocre. so that suggests some of the popular answers are wrong.

i didn't like the wording on one question. the folding of 88 "because someone has higher pair".... you could fold because you didn't think the stacks were deep enough relative to raise. so much is your recent. are you going to get paid off enough on flopped set for that depth stack?

[cheburashka]

We're only on Question 10. I think the questions get significantly tougher later on, and that is where the difference will be.

[smbruin22]

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We're only on Question 10. I think the questions get significantly tougher later on, and that is where the difference will be.

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that makes sense.. of course, i lost patience/focus later on too.